Namibia vs South Africa

Namibia vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 0 TIV in Namibia and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 30 million TIV.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Namibia vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 0 TIV in Namibia and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 30 million TIV.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Namibia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearNamibiaSouth AfricaWorld
2025030 million33.3 billion
202456 million–30.6 billion
2023–30 million29.5 billion
2022–30 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
2019––26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
201735 million–31.2 billion
20163 million–31.4 billion
2015–2 million28.7 billion
20142 million50 million27 billion
20139 million1 million27.4 billion
201257 million127 million27.9 billion
20111 million208 million29.9 billion
20103 million178 million25.8 billion
200915 million134 million24 billion
200825 million493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
200675 million741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
200416 million–21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
200211 million–17.7 billion
200121 million18 million18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
19985 million–27.9 billion
19975 million11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
19954 million38 million22.9 billion
19942 million239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
1990–10 million28.6 billion
1989–11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
1986–191 million35.5 billion
1985–25 million33.2 billion
1984–100 million36.8 billion
1983–192 million39.1 billion
1982–44 million41.4 billion
1981–122 million42 billion
1980–192 million37.4 billion
1979–125 million33.3 billion
1978–389 million39.2 billion
1977–500 million37 billion
1976–419 million33 billion
1975–235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960–13 million15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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